In Recklinghausen, approximately 130 witch trials were conducted between 1514 and 1650, only 26 of which were against men. How could this catastrophe have happened? Have you ever wondered how witches were identified in the past/are identified today? What kind of women were they – old and ugly or young and seductive? Why do depictions often show naked women, when the era was rather buttoned-up?
What were they accused of? Wasn't there a proper trial? What do you mean by proper? Who actually ordered or conducted the witch trials? Have you ever heard of the "Malleus Maleficarum" (Hammer of Witches)? What were the social contexts of people during that time? And anyway, why Recklinghausen?
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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